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Sep 2, 2008 - While talking with some associates last week about the state of Blu-ray players on the market, I recommended holding off on making a purchase until later in September. My reasoning was that the CEDIA...

Aug 29, 2008 - The musical comedy Mamma Mia! has become a bit of a sensation around the country as people are finding out how infectious the music is, how good Meryl Streep can sing, and why Pierce Brosnan is never...

Aug 25, 2008 - It may have had its release date pushed back a week, but those of you anxiously awaiting Quantum of Solace, the follow-up to the highly successful reboot of the James Bond franchise, Casino Royale,...

Aug 23, 2008 - The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the latest James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, has shifted its release date towards Thanksgiving by one week following the departure of Harry Potter and the...

Aug 18, 2008 - Warner Bros. announced last week that they would be celebrating their 85th anniversary by releasing 85 movies to Video on Demand (VOD) on cable and satellite providers. Many of those 85 movies will...

Aug 18, 2008 - Time Warner Cable is presenting a free movie series that will take place in the New York, NY area under the stars and indoors. The events are to celebrate Warner Bros. Pictures' 85th anniversary,...

Aug 15, 2008 - Originally scheduled for a November release, Warner Bros. has announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released on July 17, 2009 instead. They have said that they were concerned...

Aug 14, 2008 - MGM has pushed up the release date for the new Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie from February 2009 to December 26, 2008.See the full press release below for details. Press ReleaseLOS ANGELES, CA- August 13,...

Aug 8, 2008 - Paramount Pictures has announced that the summer hit Iron Man will come to DVD and Blu-ray high definition disc on September 30, 2008.An "Ultimate Edition" two-disc DVD will feature hours...

Aug 8, 2008 - In what I'm hoping is the last Tropic Thunder post of the day, we received a press release about a special half-hour mockumentary about the movie that purports to "uncover the true stories...

Aug 8, 2008 - The AMC Buckhead Backlot 6 in Buckhead, Georgia is now the AMC Fork & Screen Buckhead, a newly remodeled movie theater that features in-theater dining taken to a new level. The new theater had...

Aug 8, 2008 - The AMC Studio 30 in Olathe, Kansas has begun construction on a new dining and entertainment option for the theater. Construction began on July 14th, and is scheduled to be completed in October. One...

Aug 8, 2008 - It's a Tropic Thunder kind of day, as this is the third posting about the movie just this morning!We now have 34 new photos for the movie, joining the 21 photos and posters that we already had on the...

Aug 8, 2008 - I've just added seven new videos for the upcoming action comedy Tropic Thunder starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey, Jr. Five of the videos are clips from the movie. There is also a...

Aug 8, 2008 - The Los Angeles premiere of the action comedy Tropic Thunder will be held at the Mann Village Theatre - Westwood on Monday, August 11, 2008.Attending the event are cast members and filmmakers,...

Aug 6, 2008 - The Showcase Cinema de Lux Patriot Place opens to the public on Friday, August 8, 2008. The full press release from National Amusements appears below.Tickets can be purchased online for this...

Aug 6, 2008 - The Foxboro, Massachussetts area is getting a brand new theater on Friday in the form of the Showcase Cinema de Lux Patriot Place, located at the Patriot Place shopping complex near Gillette...

Aug 6, 2008 - A robbery at the Marcus Eastgate Cinemas in Madison, Wisconsin was interrupted by two off-duty police officers and a security patrol Sunday evening.NBC 15 has a story with video: Embedded...

Aug 5, 2008 - I have just processed photos that have been taken or received recently for the following theaters:IllinoisMuvico Rosemont 18Rosemont, ILPortage TheatreChicago, ILMassachussetts AMC Loews Boston...

Aug 1, 2008 - The musical Mamma Mia! has been holding its own quite successfully as counter-programming to the uber-dark tone of Batman's The Dark Knight.One thing that I've heard the most about in reviews and...